The Sitcom Study
Welcome to the Sitcom Study, where we contemplate the TV shows we grew up with and search for the truth and wisdom amidst the tropes and clichés. Each week we’ll compare and contrast several TV episodes that share a common theme, be it characters plagued by amnesia, pop star guest spots, jump-the-shark moments, or women giving birth in elevators. It happens more than you think...
Episodes
- Webster S2 E5 "Burn Out"
- Family Matters S2 E1 "Rachel's Place"
- Drew Carey Show S9 E19 "Burning Down the House"
- Abbott Elementary S2 E15 "Fire"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with a new episode next ...
- The Jeffersons S9 E8-9 "Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner Part 1 & 2"
- Golden Girls S7 E2 "The Case of the Libertine Belle"
- Saved by the Bell S6 E10 "Mystery Weekend"
- The Office S6 E10 "Murder"
- Fuller House S2 E10 "New Kids in the House"
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch S2 E18 "The Band Episode"
- Just Shoot Me S5 E2 "A Night at the Plaza"
- iCarly S5 E2 "iGo One Direction"
- Bosom Buddies S2 E12 "The Grandfather"
- ALF S3 E13 "Hideaway"
- Head of the Class S4 E25 "Cement High Tops"
- Everybody Hates Chris S2 E19 "Everybody Hates Gambling"
This is a good old fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with ...
- Leave it to Beaver S1 E2 "Captain Jack"
- What's Happening S1 E10 "Puppy Love"
- Webster S2 E13 "It's a Dog's Life"
- Will & Grace S1 E9 "The Truth About Will and Dogs"
- I Love Lucy S4 E3 "Lucy Cries Wolf"
- Frasier S5 E4 "The 1000th Show"
- The Middle S5 E4 "The 100th"
- Blackish S5 E4 "Purple Rain"
- Kate & Allie S4 E10 "Stage Mother"
- Wings S8 E14 "Just Call Me Angel"
- 3rd Rock from the Sun S2 E23 "Fifteen Minutes of Dick"
- 30 Rock S4 E7 "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001...
- Welcome Back Kotter S3 E22 "What Goes Up"
- Family Ties E2 E6 "Speed Trap"
- Saved by the Bell S2 E9 "Jessie's Song"
- Family Matters S7 E14 "Life in the Fast Lane"
This is a good old fashioned RER...
- Gilligan's Island S3 E3 "Pass the Vegetables Please"
- Bewitched S6 E20 "Super Arthur"
- Dinosaurs S4 E2 "Earl, Don't Be a Hero"
- Suite Life of Zack & Cody S3 E4 "Super Twins"
- Facts of Life S9 E16 "The First Ti...
Frasier is stumped by his own homoerotic fantasies, Angela ponders the road not taken, and Punky Brewster ages 75 years in one night... This week's trope is Dream episodes! Here's what we're watching:
- Punky Brewster S1 E17 "My Aged Valentine"
- Growing Pains S3 E10 "This Is Your Life"
- Who's the Boss S6 E3 "In Your Dreams"
- Frasier S4 E3 "The Impossible Dream"
This is good old-fashioned RERUN! We'll be back with a new epis...
- ALF S1 E9 "Jump"
- Herman's Head S1 E16 "How to succeed in business without really dying"
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years S1 E17 "Love and Death"
- The Neighborhood S2 E19 "Welcome to the Jump"
Uncle Joey bungles the high-heel fashion show, The Big Bang Theory gals play truth or dare (it gets weird) and Louise Belcher sabotages her own girls' night... This week's sitcom trope is Slumber Party episodes! Here's the lineup:
- Full House S4 E4 "Slumber Party"
- That 70s Show S5 E13 "Your Time is Gonna Come"
- Big Bang Theory S4 E8 "The 21 Second...
- My Two Dads S2 E10 "In her Dreams"
- Malcolm in the Middle S2 E20 "Bowling"
- Scrubs S3 E16 "My Butterfly"
- Community S3 E4 "Remedial ...
This week we're heading back to the 90s and celebrating Detroit's most excitable DJ and his equally comical lady-friend as we revisit all of our discussions of the 90s sitcom behemoth Martin! It's not a clip show... It's a mixtape! Plus we join forces to tackle a Martin trivia quiz with mildly embarrassing results...
Segments in this episode:- Martin S2 E2 "Really Gina's Not My Lover" from our High School Reunions podcast
- Mart...
- Welcome Back Kotter S3 E16 "Sweatwork"
- Family Ties S2 E7 "Sweet Lorraine"
- A Different World S1 E15 "Dr Cupid"
- Boy Meets World S2 E17 On the Air"
- Golden Girls S3 E5 "Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself"
- Blossom S2 E17 "Losers Win"
- Herman's Head S2 E12 "Feardom of Speech"
- Big Bang Theory S3 E18 "The Pants Alternative"
This is a good old fashioned RERRUN! We'll be back with a new episode ...
- Webster S2 E12 "Katherine Fights City Hall"
- Charles in Charge S2 E9 "Pizza Parlor Protest"
- Saved by the Bell S3 E3 "Save the Max"
- Home Improvement S8 E2...
- Cheers S6 E1 "Home is the Sailor"
- Becker S1 E1 "Pilot"
- The ...
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